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U.S. Congress bans anonymous shell companies

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-banks-idUSKBN28L2NV

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8 People Arrested in Argentina Linked to Onecoin Ponzi Scam

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/8-people-arrested-argentina-onecoin-ponzi-scam/

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Malaysia seizes record haul of crystal meth worth US$26.2 million

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-drugs-seize-crystal-meth-biggest-haul-26-million-13762734

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Junket tour operations in Australia risk assessment 2020

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/business/how-comply-guidance-and-resources/guidance-resources/junket-tour-operations-australia-risk-assessment-2020

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Malta seizes record cocaine haul bound for Libya

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-malta-libya-drugs/malta-seizes-record-cocaine-haul-bound-for-libya-idUKKBN28K0PK

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Dad who ran £9m money laundering empire from Leicester terraced house ordered to pay back £87K

Read here: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/dad-who-ran-9m-money-4789622

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Italy: Criminal clans seek to tap into EU funds

Read here: https://www.dw.com/en/italy-criminal-clans-seek-to-tap-into-eu-funds/a-55901537

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Banks ‘too often blaming customers’ for fraud

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55286037

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Asset managers detained in Taiwan labor fund bribery case

Read here: https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202012120005

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Fighting Against Money Laundering Schemes That Involve Monero

Read here: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/fighting-against-money-laundering-schemes-that-involve-monero-a-15578

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‘Star’ Chinese banker jailed for life for stealing US$400m from clients in Ponzi scheme

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3113779/star-chinese-banker-jailed-life-stealing-us400m-clients-ponzi

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€927 million in cars, cash, boats breaching Libya sanctions seized

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/malta-seizes-927-million-in-consignments-breaching-libya-sanctions.838187

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Swiss freeze assets of Belarus leader Lukashenko

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-belarus-sanctions-idUSKBN28M09W

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Businessman paid £1.8million ‘kickback’ to source PPE from China

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/businessman-paid-1-8million-kickback-to-source-ppe-from-china/ar-BB1bTce6

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Feds launching new anti-money laundering units in B.C., Alberta, Ontario, Quebec

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/7517509/new-federal-anti-money-laundering-units/

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Foreign state hackers reportedly breached the US Treasury

Read here: https://www.engadget.com/us-treasury-ntia-hacked-194553374.html

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Vancouver lawyer who let client use trust account for million-dollar fraud has licence suspended

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-fraud-trust-account-law-society-milan-uzelac-1.5839043

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Arrests made over suspected multimillion-pound tax fraud after raids across West Midlands

Read here: https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2047025-arrests-made-over-suspected-multimillion-pound-tax-fraud-after-raids-across-west-midlands

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The Wan Chai connection: The Washington-accused drug lords, gun runners and dictators’ financiers tied to one Hong Kong district

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/10/business/hong-kong-front-companies-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

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The Rise of the PCC: Expansion in Brazil and Beyond

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/investigations/rise-pcc-brazil-beyond/

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FinCEN Encourages Banks to Share Customer Information With Each Other

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/fincen-encourages-banks-to-share-customer-information-with-each-other

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£44m of MDMA shipped to Australia hidden in excavator

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/44m-of-mdma-shipped-to-australia-hidden-in-excavator

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Key Report Urges Ambitious Revision of US Anti-Drug Policy

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/report-revision-us-anti-drug-policy/

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Fear of enforcement uptick just compliance theatre, says AML panel

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/12/fear-of-enforcement-uptick-just-compliance-theatre-says-aml-panel/

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Chinese officials linked to Hong Kong arrests escape UK sanctions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/10/chinese-officials-linked-to-hong-kong-activist-arrests-escape-uks-new-sanctions

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Mexico’s central bank fumes over cash law as affront to its autonomy

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-cenbank-reform/update-2-mexicos-central-bank-fumes-over-cash-law-as-affront-to-its-autonomy-idUSL1N2IQ1UK

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U.S. AML reform efforts should seek ‘flexibility’ in bank risk assessment process, say experts

Read here: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/corporates/aml-reform-efforts/

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FCA confirms speculative mini-bond mass-marketing ban

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-confirms-speculative-mini-bond-mass-marketing-ban

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Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on Mexico’s Proposed Legislation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-attorney-general-william-p-barr-mexicos-proposed-legislation

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Indonesia palm oil traders are failing land and environmental defenders

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/environmental-activists/indonesia-palm-oil-traders-are-failing-land-and-environmental-defenders/

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APAC Overtook US in AML Penalties For 2020: Fenergo

Read here: https://www.regulationasia.com/apac-overtook-us-in-aml-penalties-for-2020-fenergo/

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Advocates celebrate major US anti-money laundering victory

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/advocates-celebrate-major-us-anti-money-laundering-victory/

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The Mystery of Missing McLaren F1 VIN 039 Points Back to El Chapo’s Drug Cartel

Read here: https://www.thedrive.com/news/38123/the-mystery-of-missing-mclaren-f1-vin-039-points-back-to-el-chapos-drug-cartel

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Only 22% of Bankers and Financial Investigators Feel Confident Detecting Crypto-Related Payments

Read here: https://ciphertrace.com/only-22-percent-of-bankers-feel-confident-detecting-crypto-related-payments/

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Finnish Customs Take Down Sipulimarket On The Dark Web With Europol Support

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/finnish-customs-take-down-sipulimarket-dark-web-europol-support

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Gold hubs including UAE pledge support for crackdown on illegal trade

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/gold-lbma/gold-hubs-including-uae-pledge-support-for-crackdown-on-illegal-trade-idUSKBN28L2M7

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‘I called fake Transferwise customer services helpline and lost £168k’

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/katie-investigates/called-fake-transferwise-customer-services-helpline-lost-168k/

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Further Compensation for Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13522-further-compensation-for-victims-of-madoff-ponzi-scheme

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The Endless War to Control Northwest Colombia’s Drug Routes

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/endless-war-drug-trafficking/

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Germany promises to probe audit regulator’s Wirecard dealings

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN28L11Z

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